May 3 through October 29 –
Wed 3 to 6 p.m.; Sat 8 a.m. to noon
Downtown Brookings Farmers Market
Held on the south side of the City Plaza parking lot, “picked fresh is always best” fruits, vegetables and nursery stock; “fresh baked” breads; and other “South Dakota grown” produce await market goers. Click here for Market Rules and Vendor Application.
Contact: Market Manager Pat Jensen 693-4364 or Downtown Brookings office 692-1554

Every Thursday June through August, 5 to 7p.m., 425 Main Ave., Nick's Park, Downtown
Thursday Music on Main
There’s music in the air, from 5 to 7 p.m., every Thursday in Downtown Brookings. Bring your lawn chairs and friends and join in the fun.
Contact: Downtown Brookings, 692-1554

June 14-15, 2008
Brookings Car Festival
Saturday activities include the Show-N-Shine on downtown Main Street Brookings between 4th and 5th streets from 9 AM to 5 PM. Cars and motorcycles welcome. Poker Run will leave from the downtown area at 5 PM and end up at Nick's Hamburger Shop, 427 Main Ave., Brookings. Sunday includes the 16th Annual Car Show at Pioneer Park, with registration from 9 AM to noon, and the judged car and motorcycle show from noon to 4 PM. Awards will be handed out at 4 PM. There will be "oldies" tunes playing during the show, several food vendors and door prizes for show participants.
Contacts: Chris at 690-3307, Syd at 690-4197, or Dale at 691-1967

June 28, 2008, 6 p.m., Downtown Brookings
Jim’s Tap Ride Through
This 37th annual motorcycle gathering includes motorcycle games, bike show, ride through the bar, and tattoo contest.
Contact: Don Urquhart, 692-8239

July 4, 2008, 2 p.m., Downtown Brookings
July Fourth Parade
Contact: Cami Powers, Brookings Radio, 692-1430

July 25-26, 2008 (Fri 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sat regular store hours)
Downtown Crazy Daze
This sidewalk sale has bargains galore, food, music, food, dunk tank, entertainment, gymnastics show, inflatable games and sanctioned push-pedal tractor pull. Click here to register for the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament. See the full schedule.
Contact: Downtown Brookings, 692-1554

September 13, 2008, Downtown Brookings
Brookings Harvest Festival
A celebration of family and farm, of heritage and harvest with activities by the dozens: games; genealogy; face painting; grape stomping; scarecrow contest (rules, how to make a scarecrow, origins of scarecrows) and auction; wool carding, spinning and weaving; carnival games; food; Belgian waffle feed; entertainment and more. Click here for Vendor Application. Poster.
Contact: Downtown Brookings, 692-1554

November 15, 2008, regular store hours, Downtown Brookings
Holiday Open Houses, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Register to win a live, lighted Colorado Spruce. Downtown Brookings business open houses let customers get an early start with their holiday shopping. Enjoy holiday treats, music and activities. Threads of Memories, Party Depot, Sioux River Bicycles & Fitness, Rude's Home Furnishings, Antique Gallery Mall, Cottonwood Coffee, Fergen's Clothing & Shoes, Wink's Fine Jewelry, Flowers on Main, Brookings Book Company, Cover to Cover, Blooming Villa, Trendz, Sonnies. Click here for more details.
From the Heart Craft Sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Brookings Activity Center, 320 Fifth Ave.
AAUW Book Sale, 315 Main, Nov. 8-10: Thurs. 5-8pm; Fri. noon to 7pm; Sat. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Contact: Downtown Brookings office, 692-1554

November 29, 2008, Downtown Brookings
Festival of Lights
A family holiday celebration with Live Nativity, holiday music, and SDSU trolley rides (2 to 4 p.m.) at Nick's Park, 425 Main. The Festival of Trees opens at 4 p.m. at the Community Cultural Center, 524 4th St. Activities at the Park & Rec buillding, 221 Main, include a Pizza benefit for D.A.R.E. (5 to 6 p.m.) and the Phil Baker show (5:30 to 6:30 p.m.) The Parade of Lights begins at 7 p.m., with the Community Cultural Center Festival of Trees continuing after the parade and through Dec. 9. Kids and parents, get your photo taken and visit with Santa after the parade at Santa House in Nick's Park, 425 Main Ave. Click here for more details. Santa House brought to you by Let's Play.
Contact: Downtown Brookings office 692-1554; Community Cultural Center 692-4177.

November 29 through December 13, 2008, Downtown Brookings
Santa House (Santa to vacation home in downtown Brookings)
Santa Claus is setting up a temporary vacation home in downtown Brookings. He will arrive in Brookings in the 7 p.m. Parade of Lights on Nov. 29. Santa will leave his sleigh in front of Nicks Park, 425 Main Ave., and go into his Santa House to visit with area children. Letters to Santa can be dropped in his mailbox at his pre-Christmas vacation home. Santa is willing to schedule personal group visits during the morning hours the first week of December and during the afternoon hours the second week of December. Call 692-6101 to make an appointment. He will open up his vacation house to area children from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 6. Santa’s last vacation day in downtown Brookings is on Sat., Dec. 13, from noon to 2 p.m. Enjoy a horse-drawn trolley ride while you wait to visit with Santa. Click here for more details. Santa House brought to you by Let's Play.
Contact: Downtown Brookings office 692-1554.

April 24-25, 2009
(Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
Doors Open Brookings
History & Garden Festival
Flea Market • Artist Studio Tour • All Doors Open Downtown
Doors Open highlights the historic and cultural assets of the community by opening the doors of historic and cultural sites to the public and adding extra activities at the various sites.
The Parks and Recreation building, 221 Main, is headquarters for all activities and is the location of the History and Garden Festival. It will feature a flea market, "Doors Unhinged!" art door display and silent auction, preservation and gardening workshops, food and giveaways. The Artist Studio Tour will feature local artists in their studios or in downtown locations. The downtown "All Doors Open" promotion will highlight downtown historic buildings and businesses. Click for Poster; Artist Studio Tour ; Flea Market Vendor Registration Form; "Doors Unhinged!" art rules, Artist Registration Form; Hotels & Restaurants
Contact: Downtown Brookings office, 692-1554